Simple Intervention Could Significantly Improve TB Detection in Women

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Mishal Khan

MISHAL KHAN, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

REFERENCE: The Lancet 2007; 369:1955-1960
Giving comprehensive instructions to women before they produce a sputum sample can make tuberculosis detection more effective – that’s the conclusion of a study published in the Lancet. A team from the UK and Pakistan carried out a large randomised trial in both men and women, and Derek Thorne got the details from Mishal Khan, of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.

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